Online Marketers

7 Sources of Content for

Online Marketers

Online marketers are ALWAYS looking for new sources

quality content they can use. No matter what type of

online marketing strategy is being used great content

is always in demand for websites, blogs or online

circulation. One of the biggest challenges for marketers

is finding new sources quality information they can use

or develop for their various promotional purposes.

Here are 7 sources that can be used to supply and develop

all the quality information you may need to run a

successful online business.

Recycle Content

If you have spent any amount of time online than you

already have articles, press releases, blog posts and

other content you can use. By repackaging and re

purposing any information you may have already used

you have the means to create fresh new quality content.

You have already done the research so take advantage

of your past efforts!

Create It

Creating information that you can use for a particular

online marketing strategy usually yields the highest quality

content you can find or use. This type content is normally

the most original and if developed correctly can also be

the most timely and effective.

The draw back with this approach is that your own

creativity can be somewhat limited therefore other

sources will eventually have to be located.

Offline Sources

Many offline sources tend to be overlooked due to the

growing acceptance of using the internet as your primary

source of information. Simply perusing magazines,

newspapers and other industry related periodicals can

supply you with enough quality information and ideas

to keep you busy for quite a while.

Featured Writers

It is very common to have people who would like to

place their content on your site in order to increase

their own exposure through your audience. This allows

you to introduce new ideas and perspectives you may

not have been able to supply yourself.

RSS Feeds

Search the internet for sites that contain information

relevant to what you also supply and sign up for their

RSS feed. This way you can keep tabs on any new

updates or trends and used this material for new ideas

to use on your own sites.

Forums

This is a particularly great source for information since

it is highly targeted and therefore easier to pull together.

Comb through the discussions and pull out ideas or

information you can further develop for your own use.

Social Bookmark Sites

Sites such as Stumbleupon, Digg or Delicious contain an

almost infinite supply of information pertaining to just

about any subject imaginable. In addition these sites also

do a great job of focusing on the most popular trends

or news which is useful when trying to capture the

attention of online readers.

Online marketers can go through quality content like it

was water regardless of what particular online marketing

strategy they may be using. Whether it is for building

websites, posting to blogs or circulation purposes the

need for great content is an ongoing one. This can

sometimes result in difficulty trying to locate new and

fresh information that can be further developed or

tailored to fit a marketers needs. The 7 sources revealed

here are capable of yielding all the quality information

you will need. The key is to develop it in such a way that

is most applicable to your particular online marketing

strategy.